Saturday 25 February 2017

Diabetes at this age..Why? (By T.Charles)

At the age of 6, my little brother began experiencing symptoms such as weight loss, polyuria, polydipsia and polyphagia. It was very strange because this started happening suddenly. The symptoms prolonged for a few days so my mom decided to take him to a pediatrician. The pediatrician
checked him out and gave him some medications to try to stop the symptoms. However, the medications were not working.

She made him go to the hospital to take a few tests. The next day, he was immediately rushed to the hospital. When we arrived at the hospital the nurse tested his blood sugar and it was very high. It was so strange to us because we were wondering why does a six-year-old have high blood sugar.


The doctor gave him insulin which is a hormone produced in the pancreas by the islets of Langerhans, which regulates the amount of glucose in the blood. It was understood that his pancreas was not producing this hormone resulting in high blood sugar which caused these symptoms.



The news was given to the family and the first thing that one said was you were giving him plenty sweets man he got diabetes. Many people think that diabetes is just caused by having an unhealthy diet which is type 2 diabetes. This is false because there is also Type 1 diabetes which is usually diagnosed in children and young adults.

In type 1 diabetes (insulin-dependent), the body does not produce insulin. The body breaks down the sugars and starches you eat into a simple sugar called glucose, which it uses for energy. Insulin is a hormone that the body needs to get glucose from the bloodstream into the cells of the body. With the help of insulin therapy and other treatments, young children can learn to manage their condition and live long, healthy lives. In most people with type 1 diabetes, the body's own immune system which normally fights harmful bacteria and viruses, mistakenly destroys the insulin-producing (islet) cells in the pancreas.



People with type 2 diabetes (insulin-independent) make insulin, but their cells don't use it as well as they should. At first, the pancreas makes more insulin to try to get glucose into the cells. But eventually it can't keep up, and the sugar builds up in your blood instead. It is mostly caused by being overweight.

Symptoms of type 1 and type 2 diabetes include:
  • Being very thirsty (Dehydration)
  • Peeing a lot
  • Blurry vision
  • Being irritable
  • Tingling or numbness in your hands or feet
  • Weight loss


Diabetes Mellitus is a disease which cannot be cured. However, once you eat the right foods and take your medication, it should not be a problem for you at all. Don’t forget, there are two types of diabetes mellitus (type 1 and type 2) so if one of your young friends or siblings is diagnosed with this disease, don't just think about an unhealthy diet (type 2) but also think of type 1 diabetes which is autoimmune or genetic.

1 comment:

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